Project Updates
Tackling “Lawfare’’ Tactics to Silence Journalists
Organized by UNESCO with International Senior Lawyers Project Zimbabwe-based lawyer Bridget Mafusire, this event addressed the growing use of legal tactics to limit free expression. Participants explored how powerful actors exploit defamation, economic crime, and other legal claims to [...]
Launch of SLAPP Guide for Southern Africa Lawyers
International Senior Lawyers Project joined with Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) and ROLE UK to launch Guidance on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation Defence in Southern Africa, a resource designed to share practical expertise to empower those challenging [...]
Building Capacity to Defend Against Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation
This capacity building session brought together leading legal experts from the UK and South Africa to strengthen strategies for defending against Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP), an increasingly common intimidation tactic that deploys burdensome lawsuits in an attempt [...]
Navigating International Investment in Minigrids
The International Senior Lawyers Project, in partnership with the Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA), hosted a webinar on facilitating international investment in energy access for underserved communities.The event brought together global legal experts to share [...]
International Investment in Ethiopian Banks
This expert session offered an in-depth overview of international investment transactions in Ethiopian banks. It featured insights from Clifford Chance transactional lawyers including Gareth Dray, Christopher Ndegwa, Adebola Akisanya, Daniel Mutisya, Jessica Berkele, David Woolmer, Yuli Adagun, and Tess [...]
Fundamentals of International Commercial and Investment Arbitration
International Senior Lawyers Project and Institute for African Women in Law partnered to host an expert session on Fundamentals of International Commercial and Investment Arbitration with ISLP volunteer lawyers Tosin Murana, Victoria Stamour, and Alexis Foucard from Clifford [...]